League/Division News

Little League Board of Directors Elections Wednesday November 6th, 7 pm Forum Room

This will be Canastota’s 63rd  year of Little League and Little League’s 75th Anniversary, as this is a largest chartered organization in Canastota, I wanted to personally send you a note about our league and the upcoming year from an Administrative prospective.

As you may or may not have heard, many of the existing board members are not seeking to 
return for the 2014 Little League season. In fact, almost the entire Executive Committee has either placed their resignations effective the November elections or have expressed their desire not to return for next season.

Many of you may ask why the sudden exodus of the Board of Directors. Many of our board 
members children have aged out of the program and they have remained on the board. Others have their own reasons why, but I don’t think that anyone is leaving because of the overall program. I,  having been a member of the board for 5 years felt it was time for new leadership, maybe new, bigger, better ideas.

What I can assure each one of you is that Canastota Little League is a sound organization, 
administratively, financially and equipped to begin the 2014 season. The relationship with the Village and the School District is sound. Over 300 kids participated in spring, post season and fall baseball/ softball. Our local sponsorships from local businesses continues to be strong. The improvements to the fields continue to allow our kids a safe place to play along with some of the fastest field recovery times in the area.

So, we need a group of people, and it doesn't have to be parents, to run the day-to-day functions of the league. Now, I’m not going to tell you that’s it’s easy and that it doesn't involve some time, it does, as anything that’s worth doing does. It is a year round position, not just a spring activity. All of the planning for the year starts the meeting after elections. That meeting is held with both the existing  and new board members. All of our existing board members have agreed to help transition new board members into their new roles

But, with the right mix of dedicated volunteers, that I have been fortunate to be surrounded with 
in the past, this program is so rewarding. As you begin the season on Opening Day in April and have Closing Ceremonies in June and see how much the players have grown in the 9 weeks of the season, and then root for our All-Star teams and then look to Fall to have an opportunity for players to play in an additional developmental program for 6 weeks.

 
If you have any additional questions feel free to give me a call at 315-440-1434 or email me at 

billhcanastotalittleleague@gmail.com or through our website at www.canastotalittleleague.org . 


Bill Haddad

2014 Canastota Little League Board of Directors Election Meeting

Duties for each position and nomination/election process can be viewed by visiting the 

For additional information feel free to call Bill Haddad President CLL 315-440-1434

Many people of the existing board are not returning, and every position is open for election. The 

The ballots will be counted and the new board will be announced that evening. 

Additional background about Canastota Little League's Board of Directors

The local league Board of Directors, elected from and by the adult members of the league, is 

Annually, (Wednesday November 6th, 2013 at 7pm) the regular membership of each Little 

League is required to meet and elect the board of directors. The officers required for a chartered 

and Coaching Coordinator. And Canastota Little league has many positions available; they are listed below with additional duty descriptions are available at the Canastota Little League website ;  (www.canastotalittleleague.org)

President

Secretary
Treasurer

Director of Concessions